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| Full name | Waterford Regional Sports Centre |
|---|---|
| Location | Cork Road, Waterford, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°14′46″N7°07′29″W / 52.24618466°N 7.124692°W |
| Public transit | Waterford railway station |
| Owner | Waterford City and County Council |
| Capacity | 5,160 (3,035 seats) |
| Field size | 105x75 yards |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1992-93 |
| Opened | 1993 |
| Renovated | 2008 |
| Tenants | |
| Waterford F.C. | |
The Waterford Regional Sports Centre (or simply, the RSC) is a multi-purpose stadium in Waterford, part of the local authority's municipal sporting facilities and home to Waterford F.C. of the League of Ireland. Waterford moved to the newly opened RSC from their former home, Kilcohan Park for the 1993–94 season and have remained there ever since. [1]
Included on the 40 acre site is an 18-hole pitch and putt course, a gym, an indoor hall, four football pitches and tennis courts. [2] The complex also had a Skateboard Park. The RSC comprises two stands. The Cork Road West Stand, opened in May 1996 has capacity of 1,275 seats. The Kilbarry side East Stand, aka the New Stand, opened in May 2008 [3] , holds 1,760 and brings seating capacity to 3,035. There are future plans to extend the West Stand to bring the overall seated capacity to near 5,000. Away supporters are housed in Blocks A and B of the New Stand. [4]
The RSC also has a synthetic 400m Mondo running track surrounding the soccer pitch, built to IAAF international standards. [2] The venue is also home to the Local Sports Partnerships for athletics and other sports. [5] The record attendance at the RSC was at the FAI Cup Semi-final in April 1997 when a crowd of 8,500 paid in to see Waterford United lose to Shelbourne 2-1. [6]
In June 2009 the Ireland under-21 side defeated Spain 2–1 in front of a capacity crowd of 3,400 at the RSC. [7] In September 2009, it hosted the League of Ireland Cup Final as Bohemians beat Waterford United 3-1. [8]
In February 2010 Munster A played Nottingham R.F.C. in the British and Irish Cup at the ground. [9]
The Republic of Ireland U-23 team played England C in May 2010 in a 2009–11 International Challenge Trophy game. [10]
The RSC also hosted UEFA U21 European Championship Qualifiers when the Republic of Ireland played Holland, Russia and Switzerland. These games were televised live by Sky. The Republic of Ireland U21 team also played Spain U21s in a friendly international at this venue.
It hosted games at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
In December 2023, Waterford F.C. announced that they had secured a 50 year lease from Waterford City and County Council on the RSC. [1]
